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Hotone Audio Ampero One

Posted By Pedal of the Day on Saturday, April 18, 2020 in Acoustic, Amp Modeler, Amplifier, Auto Wah/Filter, Boost, Cabinet Simulator, Chorus, Compression / Sustain, Delay / Reverb, Drum Machine, Echo, Envelope Filter, Equalization, Filters, Flangers, Fuzz, Hotone Audio, Loopers, Metal, Modulation, Multi-Effect, Octave, Phasers, Pitch Shifters, Ring Modulator, Rotary Speaker, Signal Processor, Sustain, Synthesizer, Tremolo, Vibrato, Volume, Wah | 0 comments

While we haven’t ever ventured TOO far into the world of multi-effects processors, we did get a chance to check out the Ampero from Hotone Audio almost exactly a year ago today, and were extremely impressed by how well it performed. Cramming a ton of amps, cabinet and effects into one unit has got to be tricky for any company, and to do it as well and for such an affordable price point was a stroke of genius. Today, we’re...

Ninevolt Pedals Skateboarding Bear Metal Distortion

Posted By Pedal of the Day on Tuesday, February 21, 2017 in Metal, Ninevolt Pedals, Overdrive / Distortion | 0 comments

Well, it’s been a helluva ride delving into the big bag of tricks that the folks at Ninevolt Pedals gave us, and today we bring you the last one in their complete series of effects pedals: the excellently-named Skateboarding Bear Metal Distortion. This is a BIG pedal, with tons of volume, attitude and range all in one, plus a drawing of a bear on a skateboard, and who doesn’t love that? A high-gain adventure awaits us all,...

Nine of Swords Headache Harmonic Percolator

Posted By Pedal of the Day on Thursday, May 19, 2016 in Fuzz, Harmonic Percolator, Metal, Nine of Swords, Overdrive / Distortion | 1 comment

Looking for a heavy, bone-crushing, fuzz-riffic distortion pedal? ARE YOU? Well, today’s scorcher might be right up your alley, then. The Headache Harmonic Percolator from Nine of Swords will give you a little bit of hurt, or a lot, depending on what you need or want. Actually sporting great range with just two controls, this is one dirt box that means serious business. A take on the classic circuit made popular by the rare and...

TWA Fly Boys FB-05 Metal

Posted By Pedal of the Day on Friday, August 14, 2015 in Godlyke, Metal, Overdrive / Distortion, Totally Wycked Audio | 0 comments

Well, after four other great pedals and a tone of different tones, our “Fly Boys Week” has comes to an end. Finishing off the lineup of Totally Wycked Audio’s Fly Boys lineup is the FB-05 Metal, a huge powerhouse in a tiny and shiny enclosure. As with the FB-02 Overdrive, the FB-05 Metal has a toggle switch that lets you select from a couple different modes, three in this case, to further expand the possibilities of...